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Richmond Mutumbami

Richmond Mutumbami
Personal information
Full name Richmond Mutumbami
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 27)
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 89) 17 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last Test 12 November 2014 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 119) 24 July 2014 v Afghanistan
Last ODI 25 August 2014 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006-2008 Southerns
2006/07 Westerns
2006-2009 Masvingo
2008/09 Centrals
2009-2013 Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 6 5 62 62
Runs scored 217 100 3,125 1,155
Batting average 19.72 20.00 30.04 21.38
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 4/17 0/7
Top score 43 64 150 94
Balls bowled - - 87 -
Wickets - - 3 -
Bowling average - - 54.66 -
5 wickets in innings - - 0 -
10 wickets in match - - 0 -
Best bowling - - 2/121 -
Catches/stumpings 17/2 1/– 129/9 57/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 May 2015

Richmond Mutumbami (born 11 June 1989) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.

A wicket-keeper batsman, Mutumbami made his first-class debut as a 17-year-old against Southerns in April 2007. Six years later, in April 2013, he made his international debut in a Test match against Bangladesh. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Pakistan in May 2015.

Mutumbami was named in the 21-Member squad for the Bangladeshi tour in April 2013. He made his test debut against Bangladesh in April 2013. He scored a quick-fire 11 runs 13 balls with 2 fours and took his first dismissal as wicketkeeper in both international cricket and Test cricket catching Nasir Hossain off Kyle Jarvis in the Bangladesh's first innings.

Although he was out for a first-ball duck in the second innings, he had a better show behind the stumps catching Jahurul Islam off Shingi Masakadza and stumping Sohag Gazi off Graeme Cremer, his first stumping in both International and Test Cricket. Zimbabwe went on to win the test by 335 runs.

In the second test, Mutumbami took two catches in the Bangladeshi innings. In the Zimbabwean first innings he went on to take his current career best of 42 runs 72 balls 3 fours and a six. He had an 85 run stand with Elton Chigumbura. In Bangladesh's Second Innings he took three catches and a stumping but scored 12 when he came out to bat again and Zimbabwe lost the Match by 143 runs.

In August 2014, Mutumbami made 73 for Zimbabwe A in the second tour match against Afghan because of these he was included in Zimbabwe ODI squad for last two ODI against Afghanistan. He scored 64 runs on his debut in 100 runs lost against Afghanistan at Harare Sports Club.


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